WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Elections, Ramirez, Immigration Advocates Introduce a People-Centered Vision for Immigration Reform * Congress last acted on immigration reform 40 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which created pathways to citizenship for approximately 2.7 million immigrants. Chicago, IL - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Committee on Homeland Security Subcom more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * October 13, 2026 Watchdog Investigating DOJ and FBI Coordination with Lawmakers in Jack Smith Prosecution Push American Oversight is investigating whether the demands to prosecute Jack Smith are part of the effort to keep Smith's report on Trump's handling of classified documents hidden. Today, American Oversight launched an investigation into whether Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials are coordinating with Republican law more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 16 -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release: * * * Ameriprise Financial Welcomes Three Financial Advisor Teams with Nearly $1.2 Billion in Assets from RBC Capital Markets The teams cite industry-leading technology, breadth of capabilities, and strong, supportive leadership as key factors in their decisions to join - MINNEAPOLIS - October 15, 2026 - Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced that three est more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Warns Iowans about Medicare Scams as Open Enrollment Begins * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird is warning Iowans to be aware of Medicare scams as open enrollment begins on Thursday, October 15th. "Open enrollment season for Iowans means it's scam season for criminals," said Attorney General Brenna Bird. "If you or someone you love is on Medicare, please be very careful of Medicare scams. If someone is more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 15 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Leads Coalition Backing Pipeline Approval to Keep Gas Moving and Energy Jobs Secure * Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 12-state coalition urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve a proposed natural gas pipeline project in New Mexico and to reject efforts to widen federal environmental review beyond the pipeline itself. The States support the Transwestern P more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa International Programs posted the following news: * * * Boren Awards webinar to help students craft competitive application essays * Applying for a Boren Award and wondering how to approach the essays? An upcoming virtual webinar will help you better understand the essay prompts and what the Boren selection panel is looking for in a competitive application. Boren Webinar: Crafting Competitive Essays Date & Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, noon - 1 p.m. (CST) Location: Virtual During th more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Celebrating a decade of creativity for 3 Iowa arts buildings * Ten years ago, three University of Iowa arts buildings opened with great fanfare, marking a major milestone in the university's recovery from the devastating 2008 flood. Hancher Auditorium celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 9, 2016, followed by the Visual Arts Building on Oct. 7 and the Voxman Music Building on Oct. 21. Together, the buildings represented m more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS alumna wins 2026 Kirkus Prize * Author Tayari Jones, who earned a master's degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1994, has won the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her novel Kin. Kin, Jones' fifth novel, follows the lifelong friendship of two motherless girls whose choices lead them down vastly different paths. The book was selected for Oprah's Book Club and former President Barack Obama's summer reading more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS professor Bradley Cramer earns national recognition for geoscience leadership * Bradley Cramer, professor in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has received two national honors recognizing his leadership and contributions to the geosciences. Cramer has been named president-elect of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), a federation representing 44 pr more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 16 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Society of Fellows Welcomes New Postdoctoral Scholars Four new fellows will conduct research and teach undergraduates. 10/13/2026 Dartmouth's Society of Fellows has welcomed four new postdoctoral fellows to campus. The two-year fellowship gives early-career scholars time, funding, and intellectual freedom to push their research forward, trade ideas across disciplines, and teach undergraduate courses with support from the Dartmouth Center for the Advancem more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 14, 2026 ROUNDUP: In Battleground Debates, Weak GOP Senate Candidates Unable to Escape Their Records of Corruption, Extremism, and Rubber-Stamping Toxic Agenda CNN: "Tuesday's Senate debates in Maine, Georgia and Iowa offered a revealing look at how Republicans are navigating a difficult political environment in the closing weeks before the midterm elections, with control of the narrowly divided Senate at stake" - Across the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 14, 2026 THREE WEEKS OUT: Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, coverage continues to highlight how Democrats are on offense, increasingly competing in "deep in Trump territory" as an "increasingly shaky" Republican Senate map "provide[s] little reassurance for the GOP" amid the potential "wors more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sorensen Studios * Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Sorensen Studios of Adair County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sorensen Studios October 15, 2026 RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Sorensen Studios of Adair County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "The mural of the story is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following information collection: * * * In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes a collection of information for whic more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Finding a future in social work at CLAS * When Olivia Van Fosson-Roelfs entered the University of Iowa as a first-year psychology student, she didn't know social work was an option. A conversation with her advisor, however, quickly set her on a new path toward social work. Seeing a future for herself as a therapist, Van Fosson-Roelfs chose to double major in psychology and social work. "I really got the best of both wor more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Oct. 15 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * For the record: Week of Oct. 16, 2026 * Mohit Arora, visiting assistant professor of economics, published a paper, "Singularity of Input-Output Matrices: Structural Linkages and Spectral Properties," (with Deepankar Basu) in Economics Bulletin. Mary K. Carroll '86, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry, and Brandon Schabes, senior lecturer in chemistry, attended the 2026 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Madison, Wis., this summer. Carroll wa more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- The University of Iowa International Programs posted the following news: * * * Glocal at Iowa returns for International Education Month with five student storytellers * As part of the University of Iowa's 2026 celebration of International Education Month, Glocal at Iowa: Me - Iowa - the World will return on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A. Sponsored by the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council (ICFRC) and co-sponsored by International Programs, Gl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Hosts Seventh Federal Judiciary Youth Summit * POLK COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today welcomed students and educators from 11 central Iowa high schools to his seventh Federal Judiciary Youth Summit held in Des Moines. The summit provides students the opportunity to get first-hand insights into the judicial branch of government and is part of Grassley's longtime effort t more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 16 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * October 14, 2026 Ashley Hinson Loses First Senate Debate, Caught Self-Dealing with Taxpayer Dollars to Build "Luxury" Homes "Far Above Median Homes Prices" In This Week's Edition of the Ashley Accountability Alert, Hinson Was "Uncertain" and "Scrambled" in the First Senate Debate, and a New Report Uncovered Hinson's Latest Corruption Scandal - DES MOINES - This week, Ashley Hinson melted under the bright lights of the debate stage, getting "sla more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 16 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * October 14, 2026 Bad News for Zach Lahn: Kim Reynolds is STILL the Most Unpopular Governor in the Country DES MOINES - One day before the start of early voting, a new poll from Morning Consult finds that Kim Reynolds is still the most unpopular governor in the country for nearly three years in a row -- 11 straight quarters -- while consumer sentiment in Iowa also sits at the third lowest in the country. This is terrible news for Zach Lahn, who ha more PR

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- James Madison University issued the following news: * * * JMU launches national network to strengthen civic discourse on college campuses Madison Center for Civic Engagement leads national Faculty Fellows program aimed at building the next generation of civic dialogue leaders across the country - At a time when productive conversations across differences can feel increasingly difficult, James Madison University is helping colleges and universities nationwide equip students with the skills needed to engage more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 15 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Manufactured home park residents are at extreme risk of heat deaths * Will Brookfield end YES! Communities' window A/C ban? A 2-year investigation by National Public Radio (NPR), tracking deaths from heat, found that residents manufactured home parks are among the most at risk. The Knowledge Exchange for Resilience at Arizona State University found that manufactured home residents in Maricopa County, Arizona, are six  more PR

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Morris to discuss how to move a legacy forward during Deal Lecture * AMES, Iowa - What does it take to lead a family-owned business when you're not a member of that family? Craig Morris will present, "Earning the Right to Lead Someone Else's Legacy," during the 2026 William K. Deal Leadership Lecture Oct. 30, at Iowa State University. The lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall. The event is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Small Businesses Endorse Slate of Candidates for Election to Congress October 14, 2026 NFIB announces support for Iowa candidates running for federal office DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 14, 2026) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, endorsed the following candidates for election to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representati more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Photography faculty receives grant for new creative project on parasitic trees and motherhood * Rachel Cox, associate professor of photography in the School of Art, Art History, and Design, received a $4,000 Artist Professional Grant through the National Endowment for the Arts and Iowa Arts Council to support a new photography project during her research leave this fall. Cox spent four days in southern Florida photograph more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Northern Iowa posted the following news release: * * * Premiere reading of UNI's sesquicentennial poem on Oct. 29 * CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Over 150 years, many voices have echoed through the campus of the University of Northern Iowa. Now, a series of representative experiences are celebrated in an official UNI sesquicentennial poem, "Voices & Echoes" by Vince Gotera, which will premiere at the Final Thursday Reading Series at the Hearst Center for the Arts on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. As part more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Rachel Spengler helps keep people connected across CLAS * Rachel Spengler (BA '10) knows that some of her best work may be measured by the questions she doesn't receive. As faculty affairs specialist in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) dean's office, Spengler helps departments navigate processes throughout the faculty employment lifecycle: onboarding, reviews, promotion, and retirement. When a new review o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. LAUREN BOEBERT IN THE DAILY CALLER ON SMALL TOWNS DESERVING THEIR OWN ZIP CODES * LONE TREE, CO - Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) published an op-ed urging Congress to pass her bipartisan bill that would grant unique ZIP codes to dozens of small communities across Colorado and the nation. "Rural communities are far too often overlooked in Washington; they deserve a voice in Congress, and their local concerns should be turned into prac more PR

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Schnable to receive McClintock Prize in Plant Genetics and Genomics * AMES, Iowa - Patrick "Pat" Schnable, C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor and Iowa Corn Endowed Chair of Genetics in the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University, has been selected to receive the 2027 Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies. "Dr. Schnable's pioneering contributions to maize breeding, genetics and genomics bu more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Encourages Iowa Farmers to Plant Fall Cover Crops to Save Money on Crop Insurance * Farmers who plant fall cover crops can save $5 per acre on next year's crop insurance premiums through the Crop Insurance Discount Program DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 15, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging Iowa farmers to plant cover crops to improve water quality and soil health while saving money on ne more PR

STANFORD, California, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability issued the following news: * * * Satellites accurately detect methane emissions in large-scale test Researchers analyzed spaceborne instrument observations of controlled methane releases in a yearlong experiment led by Stanford scientists. The results can inform efforts to identify major methane sources, eliminate leaks, and reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. 10-14-2026 By Adam Hadhazy In brief * Researchers conducted a yearlong blind test o more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineering professor's research finds promise in detecting methane leaks October 15, 2026 Space-based monitoring systems show promise in detecting methane leaks from crude oil and gas operations, according to new research from a University of Iowa (UI) engineering professor and colleagues. Researchers conducted the largest blind controlled study of instruments and algorithms detecting methane. The year-long study included 15 more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 16 -- The University of Iowa College of Law issued the following news: * * * 2L Stacia Drey spotlighted as standout student in a federal policy pipeline program Drey earned a summer associate position in Washington, DC through the FCBA's Pipeline Program and gained valuable hands-on experience in communications law. October 15, 2026 Written by: Gloria Kosir This summer, University of Iowa College of Law 2L Stacia Drey worked as a summer associate at Lerman Senter, PLLC, a communications law firm in Washington, DC. Un more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Nunn, Iowa Leaders Highlight $1 Million Wapello County Scam, Urge Senate to Pass GUARD Act * OTTUMWA, IA -- Yesterday, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) joined Wapello County Sheriff Don Phillips, Ottumwa Mayor Ben Foote, Iowa Bankers Association Chair Melissa Spurgin, and local leaders at a Wapello County farm to call for Senate passage of his bipartisan GUARD Act. They highlighted the case of a local farmer who lost more than $1 million, his enti more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water use permits for review, published 10/15/2026 * DES MOINES - The DNR Water Quality Bureau has the following draft water use permits posted for public review. Water use permits regulate how Iowa's water resources are allocated to ensure facilities use water efficiently and responsibly, at rates and quantities consistent with permit conditions. As part of the permit review process, the public has the right, and is encouraged, t more PR